Razz wrote:
Star Trek is a benchmark for other sci fi series'. Which is a good thing imo.

And the fact that Paramount caters to their fans is nothing short of genius.

No, the fact that Star Trek is a benchmark for other sci fi series is nothing short of an abomination. Catering to the lowest common denominator, anything interesting, intelligent or different cannot be tolerated as the masses "won't get it". In many ways, Star Trek has become like the Borg. Ironic, no?

I'm with Whizzo, I've got no faith in Berman. They should give the franchise to Ron Moore and let him reinvigorate it. And enough of the prequel series - the universe needs to be taken forward, not backwards.

The problem with going forward is that the future was pretty much ruined by the ending of Voyager. They went too far.

All this running around backwards and forward in time isn't doing much good, either. The series is pretty much dead, unless it somehow falls into the hands of a very good writer that finds a way to revigorate it.